Electronic Submissions
The Duke Toxicology Program, as the primary consulting toxicologist for the Art and Creative Materials Institute Inc. (ACMI), currently has an ACMI software and Excel system in place for encrypted new product formulation submissions to Duke for evaluation.
If you are an ACMI member and would like to receive a copy of the Excel template or would like to order the ACMI software system, please email acmisubmissions@duke.edu.
ACMI Product Submission Checklists
- New Product Submission
- Formula Change Submission
- New Product Submission - writing instrument
- New Product Submission - pencils
ACMI 3rd Party Submission Checklists
- New Product Submission 3rd party
- Formula Change Submission 3rd party
- New Product Submission - writing instrument 3rd party
- New Product Submission - pencils 3rd party
Required Testing
Prior to the Duke Toxicology Program issuing an initial or renewed toxicologist’s approval for Certification by the Art and Creative Materials Institute (ACMI), certain testing may be required. Tests that may be required as part of the evaluation of your product and the corresponding test method can be found at the link below:
Duke has researched alternate labs that can perform these tests at the following locations:
- Eurofins
- Kirby Health Center
- Applied Technical Services
- TTL Laboratories
- SGS Consumer Testing Service
Certification Standards
We evaluate the chronic hazard potential of consumer products against ASTM D4326, Labeling Art Materials for Chronic Health Hazards. This Standard has been codified in law as the Labeling for Hazardous Art Materials Act, which is regulated by CPSC. Test methods have been developed to support this Standard including measuring the extractability of metals from art materials (ASTM D5517-14), measuring the potential of consumer products to spontaneously combust (ASTM D6801-07 (2015)), and measuring whether or not aerosols present an aspiration risk (ASTM D7952-15). These standard test methods support the evaluation of consumer products both in the US and Canada.
D7952-15 Standard Practice
Measuring Aspiration Potential of Aerosol Products
This test method evaluates the risk of aerosols to be aspirated based on their spray pattern. Aerosols that are released as a stream present an aspiration risk. Those aerosols that are a mist do not present an aspiration risk do not require child-protective packaging either in the US or Canada for the protection of such a risk.